A study of the requirements for standards for the measurement of moisture in solid materials.

This report discusses the needs of UK industry for standards for measurements of moisture in solid materials, and the benefits of providing such standards. Industrial sectors which are major users of measurements of moisture in solids have been identified. Representative companies in these industries have been interviewed to assess how satisfactory they find existing arrangements for calibration, and what commercial impact this issue has. The needs for calibration traceability, where they exist, are recorded, together with cases where needs might be expected but do not in fact arise. Methods of satisfying these needs are proposed.